Improvement in fence-posts



D40. JOHNSON. FenoeBost.

Patemd-.March 19, 1878.

No.2o1.422.

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DARLEY O. JOHNSON, OF NEW PROVIDENOE, NEW J ERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN FENCE-POSTS.

Speeifieation forming part of Letters Patent No. 201,422, dated March19, 1878; application filed October 6, 1877.

To all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, DARLEY O. JoHNsoN, of New Providence, Union county,New Jersey, have invented an Improvement in Wire-Fence Posts, of whichthe following' is a speeification:

Fignre 1 of the drawigs represents a Wire fenoe in side elevation, andFig. 2 an elevation of the improvedpost. Figs. 3 and 4 represent detailviews of the post with its clamps.

lThe novelty of the invention consists, essentially, in the integralityof structure jointly with the particular form of the post.

In the drawings, A represents the improved post; B, the Wire rails; O,the intermediate bar that holds the rails at the proper distanoe apart,and D the Springs that automatically take up the slack.

The post A is eomposed of the perpendieular bar c d, the inelined sidebars or braces a a, the horizontal cross-bar b, and the down- Wardprojeetions b1 b', that are fastened in a base-piece, D2. These bars areall made of malleable iron, Welded together, and forming a solid,substantial structure. The central bar c d receives the olamps by whichthe Wire is seoured to the bar, while the divergent limbs or braees a a,with the parallel extremities bl bl and the cross-bar b, serve to braceand support it in a Very effective manner.

What I claim as new is- The improved post A, eomposed of the centralVertical bar, divergent limbs or braees, with parallel extremities, andthe cross-bar, the same being integral and of malleable iron, as shownand deseribed.

DARLEY OOLES JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

W. FLETOHIJR J oHNsoN, I. MERGEIN J oHNsoN.

